FOI release

Freedom of Information request - Some policies

Case reference FOI2025/01319

Received 22 November 2025

Published 15 January 2026

Request

Please can you provide as an email attachment a copy of the following of your policies: 815 Brigade funeral arrangements 251 Station Working Routines 156 Turn-Out Drills 220 Effecting entry for persons locked out 523 Accommodation on fire stations 311 Playing of volleyball on fire stations 916 Standby policy 215 Gathering and recording of information for proceedings 603 Pole houses and sliding pole safety 019 Station Boundaries 402 Charging for special service incidents 163 Atlases and route cards 986 - ORPb Decision logging - Organisational procedure 261 Public order and civil disturbances procedure 048 Leave for control room staff 955 Sports facilities policy 959 Industrial relations procedures 829 Hoarding 836 Gardens policy

Response

Dear Requestor,

Please see the Brigade’s response below.

Please note, that Policy 261 Public order and civil disturbances procedure, has been redacted as the Brigade considers some information exempt under s24 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000 - National Security.

The London Fire Brigade (LFB) is required, under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), to consider the public interest in disclosing or withholding the exempt information. This requires the Brigade to consider whether the public interest in withholding the information outweighs the public interest in disclosing it.

Whilst the Brigade acknowledges that there is a public interest in knowing that the London Fire Brigade (LFB) has adequate procedures in place to deal with any emergency incident involving public safety, the disclosure of these details would, or would be likely to, provide anyone wanting to carry out acts of terrorism, with a detailed plan of the Brigade’s operational response which, in turn, would damage the Brigade’s ability to respond efficiently and effectively to an incident; therefore, placing public safety at risk.

Based on the above reasoning the Brigade concludes that the public interest in withholding the information, outweighs the public interest in disclosure.

 

Request

Please can you provide as an email attachment a copy of the following of your policies:

Please see attached.

 

Policy 815 Brigade funeral arrangements.

Please see attached.

 

Policy 251 Station Working Routines.

Please see attached.

 

Policy 156 Turn-Out Drills - Please see attached.

Please see attached.

 

Policy 220 Effecting entry for persons locked out - Please see attached.

Please see attached.

 

Policy 523 Accommodation on fire stations

Please see attached.

 

Policy 311 Playing of volleyball on fire stations.

Please see attached.

 

Policy 916 Standby policy - Please see attached.

Please see attached.

 

Policy 215 Gathering and recording of information for proceedings - Please see attached to response.

Please see attached.

 

Policy 603 Pole houses and sliding pole safety - Please see attached to response.

Please see attached.

 

Policy 019  Station Boundaries - Please see attached to response.

Please see attached.

 

Policy 402  Charging for special service incidents - Please see attached to response.

Please see attached.

 

Policy 163  Atlases and route cards  - Please see attached to response.

Please see attached.

 

Policy 986 - ORPb  Decision logging - Organisational procedure - Please see attached to response.

Please see attached.

 

Policy 261 Public order and civil disturbances procedure (redacted) - Please see attached to response.

Please see attached.

 

Policy 048  Leave for control room staff - Please see attached to response.

Please see attached.

 

Policy 955 Sports facilities policy - Please see attached to response.

Please see attached.

 

 

Policy 959  Industrial relations procedures Please see attached to response.

Please see attached.

 

Policy 829  Hoarding - Please see attached to response.

Please see attached.

 

Policy 836  Gardens policy - Please see attached to response.

Please see attached.

 

 

Yours faithfully,

Information Access

London Fire Brigade (LFB)

Documents

• PN0986-ORPb - decision logging - organisational procedure.pdf (227.6 KB)
• Policy Number 156 - turn-out drills.pdf (68.9 KB)
• Policy Number 163 - atlases and route cards.pdf (4.1 MB)
• Policy Number 19 - station boundaries.pdf (66.6 KB)
• Policy number 215 - gathering and recording of information for proceedings.pdf (460.1 KB)
• Policy Number 220 - effecting entry for persons locked out.pdf (89.5 KB)
• policy number 251 - station working routines.pdf (223.0 KB)
• Policy Number 261 - public order and civil disturbances procedure (redacted).pdf (1.0 MB)
• Policy number 311 Playing of volleyball on fire stations.pdf (151.1 KB)
• Policy number 402 Charging for special service incidents.pdf (207.8 KB)
• policy number 48 - leave for control room staff.pdf (192.8 KB)
• policy number 523 - accommodation on fire stations.pdf (155.7 KB)
• Policy Number 603 - Pole houses and sliding pole safety.pdf (110.1 KB)
• policy number 815 - brigade funeral arrangements.pdf (132.1 KB)
• Policy Number 829 - Hoarding.pdf (1.9 MB)
• Policy Number 836 - Gardens policy.pdf (116.5 KB)
• Policy number 916 - standby policy.pdf (215.9 KB)
• Policy number 955 - Sports facilities policy.pdf (208.7 KB)
• Policy number 959 - Industrial relations procedures.pdf (296.6 KB)

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